The North Shore Challenge is a celebration of excellence in photography with opportunities to participate, view and learn. It is an open-themed event for clubs and individuals in British Columbia and the Yukon. 

Images must be submitted directly to the North Shore Photographic Society by January 12th. Click HERE for details on how to pay the entrance fee of $20.00 and how to submit images. 

Each individual photographer may submit 3 images of their own work. All images must conform to the Image Rules set out below. 

The 3 images will be judged in a preliminary round and them with the highest score will advance to the final Challenge competition and show. Photographers will be notified on both the preliminary round and main competition. 

Image Rules:

1. Each submit image must be the original work of the image maker. 
2. Each image must be: 
   • a maximum 1400 pixels in width and 1050 pixels in height; 
   • in the sRGB colour space; and 
   • jpg, JPG, or JPEG format. 
3. Any images entered in the North Shore Photographic Challenge in previous years is disqualified. 
4. An image-maker whose work is included in the club entry must not enter the same image in the individual category. 
5. While image-makers may choose any subject matter, images with “disturbing or explicit adult content” may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Challenge organizers. 
6. Images created or modified using specific AI generated techniques such as in-painting (where AI fills in the generated elements not captured by the photographer or where AI removes elements from a photograph), or out painting (where AI extends beyond the original boundaries of the image captured by the photographer using generated elements), will be disqualified. Whether with or without text prompts, these are not permitted for submission. The inclusion of Photoshop application features such as Firefly’s AI Generative Fill or AI Expand cannot be contained in any competition images.  All images will be reviewed for compliance with this rule. Where is is some uncertainty as to compliance, the photographer will be required to provide, within 48 hours of the request, the Challenge organisers with RAW images for all elements contact within the submitted images. Where the requested information is not submitted, the image will be disqualified. 
7. By entering the North Shore Challenge, image-makers give North Shore Photographic Society permission to duplicate, post on-line or use their entry to advertise and and promote future North Shore Photographic Challenge events. 

Awards

Challenge medals will be awarded for single images in the individual category: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place metals for images submitted by individuals. 

In addition to the medal, each winner will receive: 

• a 1-hour coaching session with one of the judges, and 
• free entry to the North Shore Photographic Society guest speaker evening for the remainder of the year. 

1st, 2nd and 3rd place metals for images submitted by clubs. If there is a tie the judges will decide gold, silver and bronze images. 

The Best in Show Award will go to the highest scoring images among club and individual entries. If there is a point tie between the top individual images and the top individual club image, the judges will rule which one is Best in Show. The BEST IN SHOW will receive: 

• a Certificate,
• a $150 prize, 
• a 1-hour coaching session with one of the judges, and 
• free entry to the North Shore Photographic Society guest speaker evening for the remainder of the year. 

See details for the club submissions in this calendar for January 7 and for the Gala on March 1.